Tag: medical school

High School to Med School Kayoung

How to get from High school to Med School in Canada – majors, courses, research

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High School to Med School: Major, Courses, Research, Honours, Directed Studies An incoming med student’s path from High School to UBC Medical School We answered your premed questions that you have left in the comments or in messages on: 0:28 The benefits of volunteered in a hospital as a high school student 0:53 Shadowing a surgeon while in high school 1:24 University / Undergrad 1:36 What courses/classes to take 2:07 Choosing a Major 3:17 Research 5:09 How she found her research position What’s it like to do a Honours project and What she did for her Honours Research project The Read More

Extracurriculars for Med School

Non Traditional Med School Applicant Journey and Gap Year (Canada)

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Brandon is a UBC med student whose non traditional path to med school included a dual degree in music composition and biology and a gap year studying music composition in Paris. Watch to hear his advice for other non traditional med school applicants. Going forward, I want to show a diversity of paths in addition to science-> med, such as a variety of majors, extra years, gap years, etc.  We filmed and edited this a while back so the video doesn’t include words of support. Please check out some educational resources and donation link regarding the Black Lives Matter movement. Read More

Extracurriculars for Med School

Day in the Life of a UBC Med Student: Goal Setting, Extracurriculars, Studying, Notion

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  Hi everyone, I was in a period of burnout so I thought about what my big picture goals such as what I’d like to accomplish by the end of summer and thought about what kind of physician I want to be and made the biggest to-do list. I discuss how I did this goal-setting and why I’m a new fan of Notion. I also talk about kdramas (my guilty pleasure). Hope you all enjoyed the editing of this week. I wanted to make more of an effort for you guys 🙂 I’m Shanna, a Canadian medical student at UBC. Read More

Extracurriculars for Med School

How do medical students stay motivated and avoid getting overwhelmed?

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I’m Shanna, a Canadian medical student. Every Wednesday and Friday afternoon, I release short videos with interviews with different med students and physicians, advice videos, and videos based on viewer comments. Subscribe to not miss a chance to learn how to be the most productive and stress free med student or applicant you can be. Let’s thrive not just survive in medicine together. 

Extracurriculars for Med School

USMLE Step 1 for Canadians Study Plan

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This is my plan to study for the USMLE Step 1 as a Canadian Medical Student. I’ll post another video after my exam to review what worked and what didn’t. Subscribe for new videos every Wednesday at 3pm (and sometimes bonus videos Friday afternoons). Hit the bell to be notified when a new video is published. I’m Shanna, a Canadian Med Student creating advice videos for premeds, Day in the Life of a Med Student vlogs and Interviews of various medical students. I hope hearing some of my fellow med students’ experiences can inspire you to chase your dreams and Read More